Gasoline (primarily octane, C8H18(1)) is the most commonly used fuel for automobiles. Natural gas (methane), CH4(g), is the fuel generally used in furnaces to heat our homes and buildings. Design an experiment that would allow you to compare the molar enthalpy change when burning these two fuels. Your answer should include: an outline of a procedure or design - chemical reactions and the theoretical molar enthalpy of reaction - which fuel you think is more environmentally friendly and why
Thermochemistry
Thermochemistry can be considered as a branch of thermodynamics that deals with the connections between warmth, work, and various types of energy, formed because of different synthetic and actual cycles. Thermochemistry describes the energy changes that occur as a result of reactions or chemical changes in a substance.
Exergonic Reaction
The term exergonic is derived from the Greek word in which ‘ergon’ means work and exergonic means ‘work outside’. Exergonic reactions releases work energy. Exergonic reactions are different from exothermic reactions, the one that releases only heat energy during the course of the reaction. So, exothermic reaction is one type of exergonic reaction. Exergonic reaction releases work energy in different forms like heat, light or sound. For example, a glow stick releases light making that an exergonic reaction and not an exothermic reaction since no heat is released. Even endothermic reactions at very high temperature are exergonic.
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